Music Studies
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP1153 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP1263 | World Music | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP1269 | History of Music: Classical Antiquity to Baroque | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP1253 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP1262 | History of Music: Classical Period to Twenty-first Century | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| MSP1264 | Music and Creativity in Cyberspace | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in Music Studies26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits in optional study-units (students may wish to choose from the elective study-units listed in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) programme of study)Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 29 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP2153 | Vocal Ensemble 3 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PFA2004 | Interdisciplinary Theories of Performance | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| MSP2111 | Jazz Improvisation 1 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2260 | Introduction to Composition | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2301 | Basic Conducting | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2340 | Orchestration Techniques 1 | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PFA2005 | Performance and Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP2132 | Oral Music Traditions of the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2155 | Areas of Research in Music Studies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2253 | Vocal Ensemble 4 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| MSP2064 | Ethnomusicology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2072 | Ensemble Techniques 1 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2133 | Music and Spirituality in Contemporary Music | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2288 | Jazz Technique and Composition 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2313 | Introduction to Editorial Techniques | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2107 | Arts and Cultural Management 1: Theories and Perspectives | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:46 ECTS credits in Music10 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area 4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 16 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP3042 | Dissertation | 12 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP3121 | Maltese Popular Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3153 | Vocal Ensemble 5 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3220 | Avant-Garde Music | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| MSP3111 | Jazz Improvisation 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3115 | Music for the Media | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP3040 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Music Studies Honours | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| MSP3041 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Music Studies Honours | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| MSP3118 | Opera in the Classical and Romantic Eras | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3253 | Vocal Ensemble 6 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| MSP3002 | Nineteenth-Century Maltese Music | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3072 | Ensemble Techniques 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3113 | Music in Community | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3116 | Music and Meaning | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS creditsRequirement for award of B.A. (Hons) in Music Studies: 180 ECTS credits, of which:132 ECTS credits in Music Studies36 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area12 ECTS credits optional study-units
Contemporary Mediterranean Studies
Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 26 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT1004 | Ethnography and Anthropological Theory | 8 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Recommended Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| GEO1005 | The Geography of Populations: Concepts and Theories | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST1126 | The Mediterranean in Modern Times | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT1003 | Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ANT1005 | Locating the Anthropology of the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST1023 | Introduction to Maltese Historical Demography | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1082 | Introduction to Political Studies | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1091 | Soft Power in International Relations: An Introduction to the Role of Media and Culture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1014 | Political Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Recommended Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| SPA1013 | Christians, Muslims and Jews in Al-Andalus | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| HST1021 | Europe in early modern times c.1450 - c.1789 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1081 | The Global Politics of Inequality: Realities and Perspectives | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1088 | Introduction to Foreign Policy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1089 | Theories of International Relations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1006 | History of Philosophy: (a) Modern Philosophy and (b) Contemporary Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SPA1003 | An Overview of Spanish History | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in Contemporary Mediterranean Studies26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT3006 | Political Anthropology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ANT3030 | People, Migration and Change | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ARB2022 | Arab History and Civilization: The Oral Tradition | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2050 | Historical and Political Geography | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2014 | A History of the Family and Sexual Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2017 | Anglo-Italian Relations in the Mediterranean: From the Renaissance to the Cold War | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST3011 | European Industrialisation and Mediterranean Underdevelopment | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2074 | The Muslim-Arab World in Contemporary Times | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT3041 | Anthropology of Islam | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ANT3080 | History, Memory and Identity | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2005 | Physical Structure of the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2005 | Contemporary Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2027 | Introduction to Historical Demographic Theories | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2030 | Demographic and Urban Growth in the Mediterranean from the Late Middle Ages to Modern Times | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MDT3001 | Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - B.A. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.